Morning Filter: Indian women face Pakistan in T20 WC

1. PM Modi to inaugurate events to commemorate birth anniversary of Dayanand Saraswati Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Sunday year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of social reformer and Arya Samaj founder Dayanand Saraswati. 2. PM Modi to inaugurate first section of Delhi-Mumbai expressway Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday, with the new stretch set to reduce the travel time from the national capital to Jaipur from five hours to around three and a half hours. 3. India to meet Pakistan in Asian junior squash men’s final India will take on Pakistan in the men’s final of the HCL 21st Asian Junior Team Championship 2023 on Sunday. In the semi-finals played on Saturday, the second-seeded Indian team edged out Korea 2-1, while top-seeded Pakistan blanked Malaysia. 4. India Women eye elusive ICC title, open T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan Searching for a long overdue ICC title, India will look to hit the straps in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. An Indo-Pak contest always creates excitement but with India being a much superior side, the quality of cricket might not meet the high expectations. 5. Mandhana will most likely not play against Pakistan: Kanitkar India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was on Saturday ruled out of the team’s opening Women’s T20 World Cup game against Pakistan on Sunday as she is “still recovering” from a finger injury. The 26-year-old Mandhana had picked up the injury while fielding during the warm-up game against Australia earlier this week, which forced her out of the second warm-up tie against Bangladesh. 6. South African franchise final postponed to Sunday due to rain The final of the inaugural South African SA20 franchise tournament between Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape has been postponed until Sunday due to torrential rain in Johannesburg. A statement from the organisers said “inclement weather had caused the Wanderers pitch to become waterlogged”. [logo] The Morning Filter 12 FEBRUARY 2023 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. PM Modi to inaugurate events to commemorate birth anniversary of Dayanand Saraswati Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Sunday year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of social reformer and Arya Samaj founder Dayanand Saraswati. 2. PM Modi to inaugurate first section of Delhi-Mumbai expressway Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday, with the new stretch set to reduce the travel time from the national capital to Jaipur from five hours to around three and a half hours. 3. India to meet Pakistan in Asian junior squash men’s final India will take on Pakistan in the men’s final of the HCL 21st Asian Junior Team Championship 2023 on Sunday. In the semi-finals played on Saturday, the second-seeded Indian team edged out Korea 2-1, while top-seeded Pakistan blanked Malaysia. 4. India Women eye elusive ICC title, open T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan Searching for a long overdue ICC title, India will look to hit the straps in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. An Indo-Pak contest always creates excitement but with India being a much superior side, the quality of cricket might not meet the high expectations. 5. Mandhana will most likely not play against Pakistan: Kanitkar India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was on Saturday ruled out of the team’s opening Women’s T20 World Cup game against Pakistan on Sunday as she is “still recovering” from a finger injury. The 26-year-old Mandhana had picked up the injury while fielding during the warm-up game against Australia earlier this week, which forced her out of the second warm-up tie against Bangladesh. 6. South African franchise final postponed to Sunday due to rain The final of the inaugural South African SA20 franchise tournament between Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape has been postponed until Sunday due to torrential rain in Johannesburg. A statement from the organisers said “inclement weather had caused the Wanderers pitch to become waterlogged”. 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